Links of Interest

Education

• NATS101: A Geological Perspective
  Website contains links to several useful geological web pages. Web links located along left side of web page.

• Resources for Earth Science and Geography Instuction
  A series of interactive modules that explore the history of life on Earth, while focusing on the processes of science. Each module contains suggested lesson plans and an extensive teacher’s guide.

Sonoran Desert Links

• USGS: What is a desert?
  A general tour of the geologic and climatic processes that create deserts, types of deserts, desert resources, etc.

• State of the Sonoran Desert Biome
  This report, sponsored by the Arid Lands Information Center at the UofA, details what makes the Sonoran Desert unique with respect to its organisms, ecological interactions and landscapes and details the greatest threats to the region's biological diversity

Historical References

• Hohokam Indians of the Tucson Basin
  Full-text online version of "Hohokam Indians of the Tucson Basin" by Linda Gregonis and Karl Reinhard. It includes history of the human occupation of the Tucson Basin area, but does not give information for all Indian tribes that lived here.

Water Resources

• USGS Groundwater Information Pages
  This site provides a wide range of information abut groundwater resources, water use data, etc. both nation-wide and regional.

• USGS Groundwater Atlas of the US, Southwest page
  Detailed information about groundwater resources in the Southwest, with many photos and diagrams.

• Tucson Active Management Area page
  Information about water resources in the Tucson AMA

Flood Hazards

• Flooding in Tucson
  • Power Point Presentation [9 Mb]
  • Web-based presentation

• Southeast Arizona flood history, starting from 1887
  A summary of most of the floods and flash floods that have impacted southeast Arizona, along with peak flow data (courtesy of the USGS)

• USGS: Daily Streamflow for Arizona
  List of gauging stations with USGS gauges in Pima county, with links to stream flow data

Riparian Ecology

• Riparian Ecosystem Creation and Restoration
  Detailed information about riparian zones, their ecological functions, restoration, and management.

Climate, Weather and Precipitation

• National Climate Data Center
  Searchable database of weather data for entire US and some data outside US

• USA Today Weather Resources
  Provides links to information about current weather conditions, radar and satellite images, forecasts

• Intellicast: Weather for Active Lives
  Forecast, temperature and precipitation maps of Arizona of current weather

• The Climate of Tucson, AZ: Appendix B
  Yearly, Monthly, and Seasonal records for temperature, precipitation, and snowfall in the Tucson area. Records from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) files.

• Tucson, AZ daily and monthly extremes
  Daily and Monthly weather extremes for Tucson, AZ. Includes extremes for temperature, precipitation, and snowfall recorded between 1894 and 2001. Dataset compiled by the National Weather Service (NWS)

• Tucson, AZ Weather Normals and Extremes
  Monthly and daily normal values (1971-2000) and extreme values (1895-2003) of temperature and precipitation for Tucson, AZ. Dataset compiled by the National Weather Service (NWS)

• Tucson, AZ Monthly Climate Reports
  Dataset compiled by the National Weather Service (NWS)

• Monthly annual data for Tucson, AZ
  • Precipitation 1894-1996   | 1867-1894
  • Temperature 1894-1996   | 1866-1894

• The Arizona Meteorological Network
  Site contains databases for the state of Arizona. Although the website has a very complete list of weather data, the site itself is very technical.

Global Warming

• EPA Global Warming by State

Geology

• Santa Catalina Mountains
  • Power Point Presentation [22 Mb]
  • Web-based presentation

• The Geologic History of Arizona
  Provides an overview of the geologic evolution of the state of Arizona, supplemented with photos, graphic reconstructions and text.

• NATS101: A Geological Perspective
  Website contains several links to useful geological web pages. Web links located on left side of web page.

Air photographs and satellite imagery of earth or other planets

• Aerial photographs and satillite images (USGS)
  Explains remote sensing and how images taken from plane (aerial photographs) or satillite are obtained and processed.

• Top 10 space images of 2002

Maps and Mapping

• Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Tutorial
  UTM is becoming a popular world-wide as a method for displaying maps, especially by United States governemnt firms, such as the USGS.
  • The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid
    USGS explination of UTM. (USGS factsheet 077-01 August 2001)

  • UTM Coordinate Tools
    Web site lists various tools specially designed for working with UTM coordinate systems. Includes a tutorial explaining how to use the tools.

• 2002 CIA World Factbook
  CIA website that lists geographical information (ie economy, geography, government, etc...) about every country in the world.

• US Census Bureau American Fact Finder
  Follow instructions in "Basic Facts" table to retrieve maps or tables of census data for the United States.

Other useful link pages

• Power Point viewer download
  Free downloadable program that allows you to view PowerPoint presentations on your computer without the full PowerPoint program.